Jerry Brown Picks a Fight with Howard Jarvis Again
Here we go again – thirty-three years later Jerry Brown (the once and current governor) believes he can best Howard Jarvis in a battle over taxes. He didn’t win in 1978 when Proposition 13 was on the ballot. He may think the situation has changed, new demographics in California today, a wider gap between the […]
Seeing Red Over Green Jobs
"Jobs" must be the word of the year. Republicans are debating about it. Our president gave a speech about it last Thursday. There’s so much interest in the topic, you’d think it was a Kardashian wedding or something. The good thing about living in California, and here in Los Angeles in particular, is that we […]
Rules Have Unintended Consequences
Crossposted at CalWatchDog People assume that if the government passes a new law that the actual effect of the law is what the legislators intended. But free-market economists understand that intent has nothing to do with effect. I like the example of the $1 million tax on poodles. If Congress were foolish enough to pass […]
The ADA Lawsuits Just Keep Rolling Along
Recently, KABC in Los Angeles and reporter Marc Brown did a story https: story?section=”news/local/los_angeles&id=8329671″> on a serial ADA lawsuit filer who says he is disabled with end-stage emphysema. However if you look at the video, his end stage emphysema does not prevent him from being a prolific hiker and taking daily walks with his dogs […]